Body-protector.



G. W. FRASER. BODY PROTECTOR. APPLIG'ATIORPILED JAN. 5; 1909.

Patented Oct 12, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE W. FRASER, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

BODY-PROTECTOR. I

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE \V. FRASER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Body-Protector, of-which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a device which is adapted to be attached tothe body of a person for preventing bed clothing from coming in contactwith such parts of the person as it is desired to protect fromirritation and relieve from weight.

The object of the invention is to provide a very simple, cheap, lightand efficient device, which can be quickly attached to or removed fromthe person, and which will not inconvenienoe the person wearing theprotector, for the purpose of preventing bed clothing from coming incontact with and irritating genital organs, or wounds resulting fromaccident or from operation.

The device shown has a flexible frame, which is designed to be arrangedon the body so as to span the organ or wound to be protected, a bandattached to the frame and adapted to be fastened about the trunk,usually at the waist of the patient, and bands, which are adapted to befastened about the thighs, attached to the frame, in such manner thatwhen the waist band and thigh bands are fastened in position, the frameis held in the form of a flexible truss or bridge above the organ orwound so as to keep the covering or bed clothing at a distance.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a plan of a protector whichembodies the invention. Fig. 2 shows a side View of the same. Fig. 3shows a View of one form of fastening which may be used for connectingthe ends of the bands, and Fig. 4 illustrates a method of attaching theends of the frame to the bands.

The frame of the device shown has a section which is desirably formed ofa single piece of wire bent so as to form an arch. The sides 1 of thissection of the frame are connected with the bar 2 at the top by loops 3,and at their free ends have eyes 4. It is preferred that the sides beslightly farther apart at the base, or at their free ends, than at thetop where they are connected, and the wire is usually somewhat flexibleso that it can be bent by the user to any desired shape.

Hinged to the loops 3 by loops 5 are rods (3, the free ends of whichhave eyes 7. These Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 5, 1909.

Serial No. 470,776.

rods, which form the other section of the frame, are preferably made ofwire so that they will be smooth, light and resilient.

Attached to the base ends of the arch section of the frame, is a band 8of such length that it may be fastened about the body of the person towhom the device is to be applied. It is preferred that this band he madeof elastic material so that it will hold in place without discomfort tothe wearer, and one end is desirably provided with a loop 9, which isadapted to be attached to a stud 10, on the other end for fastening theends together. The band is also desirably provided with a slip buckle11, by means of which the length of the band may be adjusted. The endsof the arch sect-ion of the frame may be connected with the band bystitching, but it is preferred to apply hooks 12 to the band, with whichthe eyes on the ends of the frame may be quickly engaged. To each freeend of the loose rod-section of the frame a band 13 is attached. Thesebands may be connected by stitching, but it is preferred to connect themby means of a hook and eye as shown in Fig. L. These bands are alsoprovided with a loop 14 and stud 15, by means of which the ends may befastened, and a slip buckle 16 by means of which the length of the bandmay be adjusted. These bands also may be made of elastic material,although of course they could, as well as the waist band, be made ofother material, if desired.

The device illustrated and described herein is very cheap to make, it islight in weight and can be folded so that it can be packed in a verysmall space for carrying about. When it is desired to use the device thebody band is fastened about the waist of the person and the leg bandsabout the thighs, usually close to the trunk. This causes the frame toform an arch on the body over the organ or wound to be protected andprevents any possibility of the covering or bed clothing from coming incontact with the pro tected part. The frame is flexible so that the bodyand legs may be turned in various positions without inconvenience andwithout causing discomfort to the wearer.

The invention claimed is:

1. A body protector having a jointed frame formed of side pieces, rodsjointed thereto, and a bar connecting the side pieces, a band attachedto one end of the frame and adapted to be fastened about the body,

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

and bands attached to the other end of the frame and adapted to befastened about the thighs.

2. A body protector having a sectional frame formed of Wires ointedsubstantially midway between their ends, an elastic band attached to oneend of the frame and adapt ed to be fastened about the body, and elasticbands attached to the other end of the frame and adapted to be fastenedabout the thighs.

8. A ,body protector having a frame formed of an arch and rods hinged tothe arch, a band attached to one end of the arch, anal bands attached tothe free ends of the re s.

4. A body protector having a Wire frame,

one section of the frame being formed in a single piece and the othersection of the frame being formed of rods, a band attached to the endsof the single section of the frame, and a band attached to the end ofeach of the loose sections of the frame.

5. A body protector having a frame formed of a single piece of Wire androds jointed to the same, an elastic band attached to the ends of thesingle section of the frame, and elastic bands attached to the free endsof the rods.

CLARENCE W. FRASER.

Vitnesses HARRY R. ILLIAMs, JOSEPHINE M. STREMPFER.

